Les Liaisons Dangereuses Quiz Questions | Quiz: Introduction through Editor' Preface to Letters 51 - 80

Quiz: Introduction through Editor' Preface to Letters 51 - 80

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. How does Valmont's tale of seduction end?
a) With a kidnapping.
b) With a pregnancy.
c) With an orgy.
d) With a duel.

2. Who is the author of the Editor's Preface?
a) Laclos' wife, Marie-Soulange Duperré.
b) Philippe-Égalité.
c) Choderlos de Laclos.
d) A close friend of Laclos.

3. What does "libertine" generally refer to in 18th-century France?
a) Conservative political ideals.
b) Sexual depravity.
c) Conventional wisdom.
d) Pious worship of God.

4. What does Cécile think are pretty much the same thing?
a) Innocence and ignorance.
b) Friendship and love.
c) Sex and love.
d) Friendship and marriage.

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